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Residents urge transparency and accountability during Cary public comment; rezoning and construction complaints raised
Summary
At the Nov. 20 Cary Town Council meeting, residents urged the council to publish a report on recent federal enforcement impacts, asked for transparency through livestreaming (petition delivered), raised concerns about a proposed high-density Weston PDD amendment, and reported safety hazards from Old Apex Road construction.
Multiple residents used the Public Speaks Out period at the Cary Town Council meeting on Nov. 20 to press the council on transparency, public safety and local land-use proposals.
Daniella Zipkin of the Western Manor neighborhood spoke about the Weston PDD amendment (rezoning r e z 14) and asked the council to reject the application in its current form, urging the applicant to revert to the earlier plan for about 70 townhomes instead of higher-density apartment buildings on an 8-acre parcel. Zipkin said the parcel could set a precedent for development in the area and requested that the highest-density development be located north of Weston with appropriate transition to existing neighborhoods.
Maria Crosby told the council she believes…
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